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    Yoder Pellet smoker

    After some initial success with my Yoder, and patching software (firmware), swapping out parts, dealing with temps all over the place, I decided I didn't want to be a Yoder repairman any longer and gave mine away. Yes GAVE it away.  That's how much I hated it.
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    Yoder Pellet smoker

    I like mine.  There were some blips at the beginning while the company was fine-tuning the controller and general air flow of the pit, but they kept at it until they got it right.  I'd buy again given the same circumstances. That said... I've been through the entire gamut of smokers and...
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    Yoder Pellet smoker

    It varies from 10 degrees to 20 degrees sometimes.  It's aggravating, but as long as you know the difference, it's easy to get used to.  It's all about learning the pit.
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    What wood for canadian bacon

    Sugar Maple without a doubt.
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    New to StickBurners

    Thanks for the welcome Marvin, Dutch and Debi. Glad to be here. It ain't the cooker I'm concerned with as much as the cook...
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    New to StickBurners

    Kosmo, Tuning plates help balance the heat across the horizontal space of the cooker, so the side closest the firebox is the same temp as the opposite side. Here's a link to a slide show about cleaning and seasoning a pit. You'll clearly see the tuning plates and get an idea of how they work...
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    New to StickBurners

    Thanks Buddy & Cajun Can't wait to fire it up. Got a couple of orchards (apple and peach) near me and I've made deals with the owners to get wood from them when it's available. With a stick burner do you mix woods like I do with wood chunks on my WSM or stay with one kind throughout a cook?
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    New to StickBurners

    Thanks Wilson I'm looking forward to spending lots of quiet times with it, enjoying an adult beverage or two, watching the smoke drift up into the trees, making the neighbors drool
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    New to StickBurners

    Thanks for the welcome(s) and the info. I have a Gator Pit. Not a big one, just big enough for what I need. The cooking chamber has two pull-out shelves with a charcoal rack below if I want to use it as a grill. The chamber is 40 x 24. Firebox has a grill built in for those thick steaks to cook...
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    New to StickBurners

    Howdy. I've just recently purchased a stickburner and have never cooked on one before. I've been cooking on WSMs for a few years and even had a Stumps Gravity Feed smoker for a while. I'll be looking for tips and tricks on smokin' with the new stickburner. Thanks.
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